Post-Berlusconi Italian women strive to step beyond job discrimination

Woman with others on street of Lazio, Italy

Catherine Hornby -WNN Breaking (WNN/Trustlaw) ROME, Italy: Feb 14: Maria Grazia Fera was looking forward to getting back to work after her first child was born. But three months into her maternity leave, her temporary contract as a teacher for the disabled expired and suddenly, her job was gone. More than two years later, the [...]

Special UN mission cites violence against marginalized women Italy

Roma woman and child panhandle on streets of Rome, Italy

WNN Breaking (WNN)ROME, Italy: Despite efforts to combat violence against women in Italy, the levels of such violence remain high and there is an urgent need to address the underlying structural causes of inequality and discrimination, said the UN independent expert and Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Rashida Manjoo. At the end of a [...]

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